Meeting of the heads of secretariats of the European water commissions

This year, the traditional annual informal meeting of the heads of secretariats of European river/lake commissions was hosted by the Sava Commission.

The meeting was held on August 24 in Zagreb, and on August 25, during the boat tour between Sisak and the Nature Park „Lonjsko Polje“.

In addition to the representatives of river/lake protection commissions, for the first time the representatives of the navigation commissions joined the meeting. The representatives of the UNECE, both Environment and Transport Division, the European Environment Agency (EEA), as well as the coordinator of the EU FP6 RISKBASE project, attended the meeting as guests.

The following issues were discussed at the meeting:
- finalization of the RBM plans;
- activities of the water commissions related to the assessment of transboundary waters;
- development of inland navigation and environmental protection;
- climate change adaptation;
- further cooperation of the water commissions;
- cooperation with other bodies, initiatives and non-European river commissions.

Following the working part of the meeting, a visit to the Nature Park „Lonjsko Polje“ was organized for the participants of the meeting.